In her first major TV appearance of 2011, Michele Bachmann looked just enough off-center of camera to really unnerve everyone watching.

If the Republicans are going to oppose everything the Barack Obama does no matter what than they might as well nominate his exact opposite. [WATCH VIDEO]

When he was ostensibly running for president, Donald Trump made the birther issue his primary focus. And somehow, even when being proven wrong, he managed to be smug asshole about it.

When rapper Common found himself demonized by Fox News, Jon Stewart used hip hop to come to his defense. [WATCH VIDEO]

Other than Obama knowingly laughing at Seth Meyers' Osama joke, the highlight of this year's White House Correspondents Dinner was the video of his birth.

Geraldo Rivera was only one of many newscasters who mixed up Obama and Osama on the night bin Laden was killed.

The winner for best Obama impression of the year goes to Iman Crosson, who debuted this rap video shortly after the president announced that Osama bin Laden had been killed.

In the first GOP debate of the 2012 Presidential campaign, Ron Paul explains why he thinks heroin should be legalized.

Early on in Gingrich's 2012 campaign, one Iowa voter gives him some advice many of us wish he would have heeded.

Sarah Palin could not have gotten the story of Paul Revere's ride more wrong, which inspired this hilarious reenactment from Stephen Colbert.

Before Herman Cain's many affairs came to light, Anthony Weiner had the sex scandal of the year. The highlight of the extensive late night coverage was this dramatic reading by Bill Maher and Jane Lynch. [WATCH VIDEO]

During the great debt ceiling debate, John McCain tried to stay relevant by laying out a complex Lord of the Rings metaphor on the house floor.

Perhaps the craziest thing to happen in British Parliament this year was a "humbled" Rupert Murdoch getting hit with a pie during the News of the World hearings.

Remember Tim Pawlenty? On Meet the Press, David Gregory asked the former Governor if he thinks gays really are "Born This Way" as Lady Gaga sings in one of Pawlenty's favorite songs. (The other one is "Bad Romance.")

The Onion News Networks reports on Congress' new plan to reform Social Security by encouraging seniors to "live fast and die young." [WATCH VIDEO]

And just like that, Michele Bachmann would never be able to capture the Jewish vote.

There's nothing like seeing Mitt Romney get flustered, and this encounter with some of his critics at the Iowa State Fair was his most uncomfortable of the year.